assange. the venezuelan president hugo chÁvez has returned to venezuela after a two-month stay in cuba to receive cancer treatment. he was forced to delay his inauguration last month in order to continue his recovery. in a twitter message, chÁvez said he will continue his treatment back at home. thousands of people marched in the maldives friday in support of the ousted former president. he took refuge in the indian embassy last week to evade arrest on a warrant. he is facing charges of illegally ordering the arrest of a judge appointed by a man who ruled the maldives for 30 years before nasheed became the first democratically elected president in 2008. nasheed was ousted last year in what he has described as a coup at gunpoint did he is well known internationally for his activism around the issue of global warming, which he says threatens the survival of the small island country. you can go to democracynow.org to see our full interview with president nasheed when he came to the united state